CLINTON AND GORE SPEAK AT A TOBACCO LEGISLATION PRESS CONFERENCE, 1997-09-17 (photo)

President Clinton looks on as Vice President Al Gore addresses reporters at a White House press conference in which Clinton called for Congress to pass broad legislation to cut teen-age smoking and proposed raising cigarette prices by up to $1.50 a pack if the industry fails to meet set youth smoking targets September 17. In a document outlining his stance on the $368.5 billion tobacco settlement reached in June, Clinton also called for legislation confirming the Food and Drug Administration's authority to regulate nicotine and for tougher restrictions on youth access to tobacco and on advertising aimed at minors. TOBACCO CLINTON